Willem Ross graduated from Robert Gordon University in Scotland with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy. He has over 2 years experience working in the National Health Service in Scotland, working across various specialties including musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, and neurological rehabilitation. Willem also managed a part-time role as a physiotherapist with Dundee United FC U11s - U14s; a professional Scottish football team.
In addition to his Physiotherapy qualification and experience. Willem holds a diploma in sports massage and has a keen passion for gym based rehabilitation programmes.In his spare time you’ll catch him outdoors either, skiing, running or tramping. View details »
Bron is an accomplished Australian trained Physiotherapist with over 14 years of clinical experience spanning 3 continents. His career has taken him from Sydney, Australia to Canada, the UK, and back down under before crossing the ditch to New Zealand.
Bron has significant experience working with sports and lifestyle conditions and has special interests in hand, wrist, lumbar spine, lower limb and running injuries. Bron is especially passionate about ACL rehabilitation where he has undertaken extensive training alongside the team pioneering the Cross Bracing Protocol in Sydney, having been through the novel process himself as a patient.
He is the consultant Physiotherapist at the well renowned Aro-Ha Wellness Retreat and considers his patients holistically with patience, care and understanding. Additionally he is trained in dry needling, clinical Pilates, and headache management.
Outside the clinical space, Bron is a Sports Photographer, often capturing images for endurance events such as Ironman, ultras and marathons. He also is a keen trail runner, snowboarder, tramper, footballer, and a (very average) pianist.
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Laura qualified as a Physiotherapist in the UK in 2011 and started her career off in the health service to gain a variety of experience. Alongside working in a leading orthopaedic and spinal injury hospital, Laura joined the medical team for the British Superbike Racing Series in 2013. That led into a position on a High Performance Team at one of the UK’sleading sports clinics, where she treated a range of high profile Red Bull extreme sports athletes.
Having dabbled in GB Taekwondo, assisting at training camps and worldwide events, her love of two-wheeled sport continued into motor-cross, providing physiotherapy for riders in the British Maxxis Series, and then joining the GT Downhill racing team with the Athertons. This led into a 7 year journey as team physio for Santa Cruz Syndicate Downhill Racing Team on the UCI Downhill MTB circuit. With a couple of unforgettable roles working with world champions, Laura has decided to move to Queenstown to continue to work with athletes and people who love sport and the outdoors.
¿“When I decided to become a physiotherapist, I knew I wanted to get people back to their sport and to what they love doing. I enjoy the challenge of a complex ‘traumatic’ injury and going through the whole journey, empowering people to get through”.
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Laura recently completed a Masters in Sports Medicine and has a particular interest in concussion management.
¿You will find Laura mostly riding bikes, snowboarding/skiing, in the gym and yoga View details »